Infield mix

[sandman]

This Springs sand run was successful, due mostly to the people on this forum. We are going to make a Fall run for a local customer who has requested material. The weather will give us a very small window of opportunity before we can no longer run infield mix this year. If anyone needs material for Fall maintenance please PM me ASAP.

I hate to appear to be using this forum as a sales tool but I know the need exists yearly. Our production manager hates running this stuff so I am reasonably certain he will raise enough cain that this will be it for 2009. Let me know if you are in need and I will get you a quote. The price is $12.00/ton, plus delivery. If you can arrange your own hauling, that is fine as well. Because this material is processed in the stripping area of our pit, we cannot load pickups, etc., only larger trucks. It causes too much congestion among the bigger equipment.

We need to put a new belt in our portable plant which we intend to do this week. The weather looks good next week and that is when we will make our final run.

The mix is a naturally occuring blend of very fine sand and clay. It is reddish-brown in color when moist and sort of a dark blonde color when dry. It is screened down to 3/8" to remove stones, roots, trash, etc. but otherwise contains very little deleterious or oversized material. As a rule it is all smaller than the head of a pin. It is on the top of the deposit and as such contains enough organics to grow grass if not maintained. It compacts well but remains loose on the top. It also shears away well which should lead to a reduction in injuries. The mix is best applied as a coating rather than mixing it with the existing surface. As I said in an earlier post, I have tried to blend this material in the past with little success. Typically you end up with clay balls coated with sand that compact too easily. Other than its tendency to turn color when dry, I think this material is the real deal and much less expensive than the commercial mixes. (It does return to its reddish color when damp and ballfields are supposed to be played with a little applied moisture.)

We have a fairly large deposit of the sand but when stripping we could spoil it in a few days. Whether or not we stockpile it for future use depends on the response we get this year and early next. Our pit is located in Gallipolis Ferry, WV, about 5 miles south of where Rt. 35 crosses the Ohio River in Gallipolis, OH.

[sandman]

I received no responses regarding any further need for sand this year. We are shutting down production of this particular product with the filling of our existing order. If anyone anticipates a need in the Spring, please let me know at your earliest convenience. We just supplied material to Oak Hill and the coach has not let me know if it has been spread. Among the SE Ohio Schools, we supplied material to Lynchburg-Clay, River Valley and Oak Hill. We also suppled the City of Gallipolis Rec fields as well as several ball associations and some schools in WV. If you are considering the mix, you may want to contact some of these coaches for their opinions.

As I have stated in the past, production of this sand presents some problems and is a very small fraction of our overall sales. We make it as a service to the surrounding area programs. If we do not receive orders, we will not produce any of the mix. Weeds, plants, rocks, etc. somehow have a means of finding their way into this material and as such we do not build stockpiles in the Fall.

Thank you for your business and good luck in the upcoming season.

[viking 15]

All high school coaches , little league presidents looking for a nice material for their ball fields should check out Sandmans product . We just ordered 36 ton for our high school field and little league fields . This material is super clean and very affordable for even the smallest budgets. It has enough clay in it where it packs just enough but doesn't get rock hard and when wet it has enough sand where it won't be slick and allows water to drain. I will recommend this to anyone and Sandman and his company was great to do business with. If anyone has any questions you can pm me and I will be happy to talk to you about it.

[bengalfan76]

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What HS?

[sandman]

Thank you Viking, I appreciate the help. His school is Symmes Valley and he was great to work with.

The Indian Summer is still making it possible to screen although I posted earlier that we were done. If you need anything, let me know. As long as the rains hold off, we will be able to make infield mix. As stated previously, we only make what is ordered due to contamination.

My cell number is (740) 441-5308.

Thanks

[sandman]

This material is once again available for the 2010 season. Let me know if I can be of help.
Sandman